Pregnancy...

I am 12 weeks pregnant, and am so glad to let you all finally know! It's been so hard to keep it a secret! Benton and I found out on October 2nd, I took 2 pregnancy tests and still didn't believe it. I went to my first docotor appointment on October 15th and really couldn't believe that it was true, even though I saw the heart beat. We went back at 10 weeks and were able to hear it's heart beat, how amazing!
Here's the babe at 10 Weeks...

 

I told Benton's dad and step mom, Marie on Halloween,they were really surprised and happy for us. The next day we told Benton's mom, and sisters that we were pregnant, this is how we did it...I asked all of the girls to get a quick photo, once we were all smiling at the camera (Benton was taking the picture) he said 1, 2, 3...Melissa's pregnant! It was fun to catch their reactions on camera...here are some photos from that night...

 

 

 

 

I told my work at a staff meeting at lunch. I think most of them were shocked, 2 of the girls already knew (they caught on) and was so relieved once they all knew, it was hard to not tell them for 11 weeks...

 

Benton and I decided to do the photo thing today with my family, I've struggled not telling them, it's been so incredibly hard! We had my grandma's funeral yesterday and waited til this morning to tell them the news....here are their reactions, they were a little slow at understanding what Benton actually said, they just didn't believe it....




Benton and I are ecstatic about being pregnant and finally telling you all the happy news! We'll update you on milestones as we go!

My sweet Grammy

My dearest Grandma Helen Bennion died tonight. She was 80 years old and the best grandma I could ever ask for. A little over a week ago she went out to lunch with her assisted living home, and fell at the restaurant. She ended up hurting her hip and pelvic bone. Chelsie and I visited her at the hospital the day after it happened, she was pretty drugged up, but was still talking and joking with us. She started going down hill once she left the hospital, so this past weekend I visited her twice. She no longer was speaking, eating or drinking, she barley would open up her eyes. I'm so glad Benton and I were able to go sit with her this morning even though she was not aware, I'd like to believe that she knew we were there for her. She was moved from Hillside today to my Uncle and Aunts house, I'm so glad that she was with family and at their house when she left this world.

My grams will be missed so much, I loved her with all my heart. I'd like to share some great memories about my grammy. She was the fanciest woman I've ever met....always dressed up like she could be attending a ball. She had such great fashion sense, I always said I'd probably end up dressing just like her when I got older. She complimented me every time I saw her, always commenting how beautiful I was, but I always attributed it to her, I'd always say, "That's because your my grandma, no wonder where I get my looks from, obviously you." She had a great sense of humor and always was happy. She also was so friendly, people would light up when they'd talk to her, her attitude was contagious, you just couldn't be down when you were with her.

Here are some photos that are my favorites...this one is me interviewing my grammy while I was in High School, I was writing a paper about her...

 

Our wedding day...

 

Christmas 2008...

 

This picture was this year, my grammy, me and my mom(her mother)....

 

It's hard knowing she's gone, but I am so grateful I was able to know her and spend so many days with her throughout the years, every minute was precious and I'll really miss her.

Happy Halloween!

This year Benton and I did something a little different on Halloween night, we went on a date! Every year we've stayed home and passed out candy, but I wanted to do something for us. We went and ate at Applebees, it was really yummy! I enjoyed spending time with Benton, but it was kinda weird not passing out candy and seeing all the costumes-I'm sure we'll be home next year!

 

I hope you all had a Happy Halloween!

Gardner Village!

Last weekend I was down with the flu, so this weekend I was not going to sit at home. So I called up my cute sister, Chelsie to see if I could spend the day with her and Spencer, and luckily for me they didn't have any plans. We decided to do something festive, so off to the Witch Festival at Gardner Village. It was really cute, they had witches all over, it was decorated really cute. Here are some photos from our day, thanks Chelsie and Spencer!

 

 

 

 

 

HaPpY bIrThDaY!!!!

Spencer turned 2 this past Friday! Benton and I headed down to their house to all celebrate. Chelsie had it themed for the movie Cars, it was really cute. We had pizza for dinner which is always one of my favorites. Here's Spencer enjoying his dinner...

 

My mom, me and Chelsie...

 

Spencer opening some of his presents....

 

 

 

 

And lastly cake time....

 

 

 

 

I love Spencer so much! I tell Chelsie this all the time, but sometimes when I look at him, my heart hurts because I love him so much. I think that must be like when you have your own kids, I love Spencer as if he were mine. I'm so glad I live by him, so I can see him quite often. Happy Birthday Spencer!

Date Night!

Last night Benton and I went down to SLC on a date. We do a lot together but it's mostly around our house that we do things, so it was fun doing something different. We met at the Layton Front Runner station. I had never been on the Front Runner and enjoyed riding it down with Benton. Here we are on our ride down...

Once we got to The Gateway we ate dinner at the Skybox. My favorite food of all time is Nachos, and they have the best nachos... Here I am with my yummy nachos

 

After dinner we had time to walk around and window shop. There were a lot more people there than I expected.

 

We went to the movies and saw The Informant. It was a good movie, kinda different though. I had so much fun on our date, it's nice to do something different once in a while! Thanks Bent!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Yesterday was such a fun filled, busy day! I started off the morning in SLC at two of my cousins wife's baby showers. It was nice to go and visit with family. Here are some pics from the shower....
Me and my grams

Chelsie and Spencer

And of course, Spencer and I...

After the shower, Chelsie and I went shopping and ate lunch. I think this picture of Spencer was so adorable...

I decided to go visit Benton's grandparents since I had about an extra hour. Benton went to the U game so it was just me, which I think kinda surprised them. I love visiting with his Grandparents, they are so extremely smart. His grandpa is 91 and his grammy is almost 89 and they still live in their house, taking care of each other. I think that is so amazing, they are still sharp as ever. It's crazy they start telling me dates from over 50 years ago, I can barley remember yesterday...I wish my memory was as great as theirs! After visiting with them I met my friend Ashley at the Layton Park with her 2 cute kids. We just sat and visited for about 2.5 hours. It was nice getting together with her, I love days when you can just hang out at the park. So all in all it was a very fun day, I was exhausted once I got home. I ended up falling asleep at 8:30 with my make-up on (I hate that!)